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In a nutshell the period from 1810 - 1945 was characterized by higher education for the male descendants of Martin Stephan, grade school education (if at all) for their wives. The men engaged in church and/or college employment, writing while their wives and female children were expected to handle all the family duties.

A major factor in the Saxon Emigration was the complete domination of men in all decisions and events during the time period I have covered, i.e., the later 17th century to the death of Martin Stephan in 1846. No surprise.
Patriarchal power, of course, didn’t stop there after the establishment of the LCMS in 1847. Perpetuation […]